Julius wodiska and solomon lindenborn



(No'ModelJ J. WODISKA 8?; S. LINDENBORN.

Finger Ring.

Patented May 17,1881.

Witnesses: I Inventors;

N. PETERS. PhowLilhographer, Washinglon. D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JULIUS WODISKA AND SOLOMON LINDENBORN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

FINGER-RING.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 241,521, dated May 17,1881. Application filed February 5, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JULIUS WODISKA andSoLoMoN LINDENBORN, of the city of New York, county of New York, andState of New York, have invented an Improvement in Finger-Rings, ofwhich the following is a specification.

Figure l is a face view of our improved finger-ring, the lettering beingconcealed. Fig. 2 is a face view of the same, showing the letteringexposed to view. Fig. 3 is a central section thereof on the line 0 0,Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a face view of a modification thereof, the letteringbeing concealed; Fig. 5, a face view of said modification when thelettering is exposed towiew; and Fig. 6 is a central section of saidmodification on the line 7c 7:, Fig. 4.

This invention relates to a swivel attachment to finger-rings, by meansof which lettering can be disclosed to view on the outer side of saidring, or concealed beneath the gems or outer finish of said ring, as maybe desired. By this invention the name of the giver, or that of theowner, or suitable legends, may be inserted on the ring beneath thegems, and at any time exposed to sight without taking the ring off thefinger.

The invention consists in combining a ring with an inscription-plate,and with an outer gem-set or otherwise finished face-plate, and with ahinge or swivel, in such manner that the inscription-plate may becovered by said faceplate and uncovered, so that the inscription can beread, all as hereinafter more fully described.

In the accompanying drawings, with special reference to Figs. 1, 2, and3, the letter A represents a finger-ring of suitable size andconstruction. This finger-rin g carries, on a projecting tubular orsolid spindle, a, the segmental face-plate I), which is set with gems don its outer face, or otherwise decorated. Beneath this face-plate b isfitted, around the spindle a, an inscription-plate, c, which rests upona suitable shoulder or flange, f, that projects from the ring. Thisinscription-plate bears on its segmental outer part a suitablelegendsuch as I love you, Remember me, Forget me not, or the like, orthe name of the giver or of the owner of the ring.

The plate 6 is swiveled on the spindle a, so that it can be turned tobring its inscribed portion between the segmental parts of the plate I),in which case the legend will be exposed to view, as shown in Fig. 2; orthe plate 0 can be turned so as to be entirely concealed beneath theplate Z), as in Fig. 1, in which case the legend will be likewiseconcealed.

Suitable stops are or may be formed on the plate 6, to permit it to beturned, and to arrest it in its terminal positions.

Instead of swiveling the plate 6 and fitting the plate I) rigidly uponthe spindle, the plate 6 may be fixed rigidly upon the spindle and theplate b swiveled, the operation in both instances being substantiallysimilar.

The modification which is shown in Figs. 4 and 5 consists in swivelinginarms 9, that project from the ring A, a prismatic or other formed bar,B, which on one side carries the plate b, set with gems, and on theother side the plates, bearing the inscription, so that when the saidbar is turned to bring the plate I) to the top, as in Fig. 4, theinscription will be concealed, and when turned to bring the plate 0 tothe top, as in Fig. 5, the inscription will be exposed to view.

Various other modifications of our invention may be devised withoutdeparture from the spirit of thesame, and we do not limit ourselves tothe use of the invention in the spe cific manner shown in the drawings,nor to the application thereof to a finger-rin g, as it is equallyapplicable to bracelets and other analogous structures, and we thereforedesire it to be understood that by the term finger-ring we mean to haveincluded such analogous structures.

We claim- 1. A finger-ring provided with a face-plate, b, which is setwith gems or otherwise decorated, and with a hinged inscription-plate,e, and with a hinge or swivel, all arranged so that theinscription-plate can be completely concealed and carried entirelybeneath the plate I) or exposed to view when desired, substantially asspecified.

2. The ring A, combined with the hinge piece or spindle a,covering-plate b, shoulder f, and movable inscription-plate e, foroperation and use substantially as described};

JULIUS WODISKA. SOLOMON LINDENBORN. Witnesses:

WILLIAM H. STACKHOUSE, WILLY G. E. SCHULTZ.

